In spite of introducing decentralization model of urban management in Sana'a city, dissatisfaction with the ability of existing political system to respond to the views and needs of all social groups is nowadays well publicized by the demonstrations and anti-government movements not only in Sana's city but in Yemen as a whole. Formal existing mock democracy in which power is actually concentrated in the hands of a few leads to the emergence of board social movements calling for this authoritarian political system to leave (erha'al).
This research could potentially make a much-needed contribution to the understanding of Yemen's urban management institutions and consequently local government system at a critical moment in the country's history. Making such a contribution was the first objective of this study. Scholarly studies of decentralization or the local governance are uncommon. The second objective of this study is to present the situation of local government in a country like Yemen (Sana's as a case study) faces political conflict and crisis environments. These two objective have been achieved through the descriptive mode.
Even though decentralization is being carried out, the main findings of this research are that Sana'a city government remains a mix of decentralized and de-concentrated entities, with duplication common.
There is conflict of responsibilities among the governorate office, mayor office and 10 independent District or (moderiates) offices.